Hi guys, we've bought a house off the plans. It's a 4 bed end of terrace in a new Estate. We got to visit our house in a site visit recently and the kitchen is smaller than we expected. It's always hard to visualise space. I've included a plan below. The kitchen is 5m wide and flat against one wall. There are 2 doors for utility and family room in a corner that causes issues for the layout. Ideally we would want an island and a good long dining table. We can't find a way to place both in the space without completely cramping the kitchen. The reason for the island is for additional cabinets and counter space. Another option was for the double doors into the living room to be a solid wall, and for us to extend the kitchen around to the full wall, thereby eliminating the need for an island and allowing plenty of room for a good sized dining table. Another option is to put in a nice large island and moving the dining table into the family room, but it seems odd to be creating a seperate dining room. I would love to hear some of your thoughts on options of keeping the double doors, island and dining table.

Hi, My new kitchen will have a very large window on one wall with very little space either side. This is facing the front of the house so I would prefer not to put anything on this wall. As it is open plan it leaves me with two opposing walls for the kitchen layout. Any ideas as to how I should do this?

Our flat has a very, very small kitchen. I'm trying to work out how to make the space look 'neater' and make the best use of this unused space between two cupboards. Some of the key issues: The corner wall cupboard contains the gas meter so can't get smaller and the boiler has to be replaced soon but the fitter has said needs to stay in the same location :( The boiler work means that the tiles can be changed as some will get ruined. The cupboard space is used for food and equipment only. (The fridge is in a nearby cupboard outside the kitchen and plates/bowls are in a unit in the dining room.) However, as I'm only 5ft the very top shelves are inaccessible and so mostly empty. I'd love to hear any suggestions, as it feels impossible to make this space any better.

I am building a house and below is the floor plans for the downstairs. The kitchen is along the right-hand side of the photo. I'm trying to figure out the best layout for this kitchen to function as a kitchen / dining area as well as a TV area, if possible. The current plan is to have a one wall kitchen and an island at the front of the kitchen (top of photo), a dining table in the middle, and then a couch facing the back (bottom of photo) wall. I'm concerned I'm squashing too much into one room. Are there any suggestions on how to maximise this space? In particular using that space just inside the door. I have quite a big family so would need to sit 6-8 at a dining table. I was considering having the dining table horizontal across the room but that might ruin the flow of it. Thanks.